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**8Uxtkz7F** · 05-06-2008, 04:54 AM

foo,

any woman would be so proud to have a son like you, a partner like you or a father like you!

i have been lamenting over the last two days that i don't really see any show of emotion on this forum. there's a lot of pontificating & lecturing going on especially between older men and younger members. but only a few offshoots of discussions about the opening of the heart. and it's primarily women who are involved in these discussions.

i have two teenaged sons and my ultimate dream is to have them function as caring, loving, contributing citizens of this world who don't shy away from deep relationship.

so thank you for being man enough to show your true feelings!

hugs,
stacy

wow, what a great compliment. thank you so much.

i played society's game for quite a while. i tried to be the tough guy who didn't feel anything or need anything from anybody. and the better i got at the game and became "successful", the more isolated and alone i felt.

it wasn't until i started to open up and really be real and honest about who i am and what i feel did my life start to be positive and truly enjoyable.

but this was the scariest and riskiest thing that i have ever done. it requires, for a time, to make yourself vulnerable. which, for no guy, is a comfortable feeling. and now i have begun to build strong healthy defenses around my "vulnerability". does that make sense? now that i have opened up with honesty, i can truly love, and right along with that came a back bone, and i have begun to protect myself in a healthy way for the first time. it is weird the way the two came hand in hand.

but your sons, and all guys, need to know that it does not take away your masculinity to be open and honest about what is in your heart. in fact, these days, it takes the toughest of men to be able to do it.

thank you so much for your compliment. it really means a lot to me.

foo

05-06-2008, 04:54 AM	#10
8Uxtkz7F Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 548 Senior Member	foo, any woman would be so proud to have a son like you, a partner like you or a father like you! i have been lamenting over the last two days that i don't really see any show of emotion on this forum. there's a lot of pontificating & lecturing going on especially between older men and younger members. but only a few offshoots of discussions about the opening of the heart. and it's primarily women who are involved in these discussions. i have two teenaged sons and my ultimate dream is to have them function as caring, loving, contributing citizens of this world who don't shy away from deep relationship. so thank you for being man enough to show your true feelings! hugs, stacy wow, what a great compliment. thank you so much. i played society's game for quite a while. i tried to be the tough guy who didn't feel anything or need anything from anybody. and the better i got at the game and became "successful", the more isolated and alone i felt. it wasn't until i started to open up and really be real and honest about who i am and what i feel did my life start to be positive and truly enjoyable. but this was the scariest and riskiest thing that i have ever done. it requires, for a time, to make yourself vulnerable. which, for no guy, is a comfortable feeling. and now i have begun to build strong healthy defenses around my "vulnerability". does that make sense? now that i have opened up with honesty, i can truly love, and right along with that came a back bone, and i have begun to protect myself in a healthy way for the first time. it is weird the way the two came hand in hand. but your sons, and all guys, need to know that it does not take away your masculinity to be open and honest about what is in your heart. in fact, these days, it takes the toughest of men to be able to do it. thank you so much for your compliment. it really means a lot to me. foo
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